Were The Pixies the First Band to Write a Song About El Nino?
Were The Pixies the First Band to Write a Song About El Nino? avatar

By , on August 7th, 2011 6 comments   Music   , , ,  

Of course, it may be debatable how this song is all about El Nino, but there is NO DEBATE on whether The Pixies were one of the greatest bands in existence of my generation.

12-month running mean global temperature reached new high…
12-month running mean global temperature reached new high… avatar

By , on July 21st, 2010 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Weather   , , , , , ,  

…in 2010 despite recent minimum of solar iridescence. “We conclude that global temperature continued to rise rapidly in the past decade” and “there has been no reduction in the global warming trend of 0.15-0.20°C/decade that began in the late 1970s.” Blue curve: 12-month running-mean global temperature. Note correlation with Nino index (red = El Nino, . . . → Read More: 12-month running mean global temperature reached new high…

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TGIF: El Niño on YouTube
TGIF: El Niño on YouTube avatar

By , on March 13th, 2009 3 comments   New Research, Pictures and Movies, Reviews, Scientist!, Weather   , ,  

It’s Friday, learn something. Concentrate on the soothing voice of the narrator. Relax. Breathe deeply. You are floating on a thermocline. Southern Fried Science has the low-down on this rather hypnotic series of YouTube videos by Taichiro Sakagami explaining the El Niño-La Niña Southern Oscillation phenomenon. This is Part One of Four. Collect them . . . → Read More: TGIF: El Niño on YouTube

TGIF: El Niño on YouTube avatar